Target



Feb. 1 .6, 1932. KNlPPER 1,845,609

7 TARGET Filed June 21, 1930 araear/v ff/Y/PPEZ By a g' A HorneyPatented Feb. 18, 1932 UNETE STATES omen GEORGE M. KNIPIPER, OFROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FIFTH TO JOSEPH Gr. KNIPPER,ONE-FIFTH TO FRANK P. KNIPIPER, ONE-FIFTH TO FREDERICK G. KNIP- PER, ANDONE-FIFTH TO J OSEPH F. KNIPPER TARGET Application filed June 21,

The object of this invention is to provide a new andimproved form oftarget more especially for small arms.

Another object of the invention is to provide a'combination having apivoted walking beam thereon, which beam has a target disc or plate oneach end thereof, the combination being so arranged so that. only one ofthe discs is exposed at a time and when the exposed disc is hit by abullet it will disappear and the other disc will then be displayed.

Another object of the invention is to provide an upright plate fromwhich the walking beam is supported and which plate protects the walkingbeam from being hit. y

Another object of the invention is to provide a clamp by which thetarget can be readily attached to the top of a fence or to the edge of abox etc.

These and other objects of the invention. will be illustrated in thedrawings, described in the specification and pointed out in the claimsat the end thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the target.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the target. 7

Figure 8 is a front elevation of the'tar'get.

In the drawings like reference numerals indicate like parts. i

In the drawings'reference numeral 1 indicates the front or upright plateof the target, and 2 indicates a triangular shape web extendingrearwardly from this front plate. This web 2 isintegral'with the frontplate 1 and is attached thereto about the middle horizontal zonethereof. Extending rearwardly from this front plate are the lugs orbosses 3 and 4 which carry the pivot pin5 on which is mounted tooscillate the walking beam 6. This walking beam has integral; on theopposite ends thereof the discs? and 8 which constitute the targetdiscs. As shown in Fig ure 1, the disc 8 is in the forward or advancedposition and is displayed at the side of and substantially in line withthe front upright platel. When a bullet strikes the full lines to itsexposed position shown in 1930. Serial No. 462,783.

dotted. line. The marksman can then shoot at the disc 7 and when it ishit it will be thrown back to the full line position and the disc 8 willbe brought forward from the dotted line position shown in Figure 1 whereit is concealed for the time being tothe full line position where it isagain exposed.

The web 2 has an upwardly extending lug 9 at the rear end thereof andthru this lug ex: tends apin 10. This pin is enlarged at the forward endasindicated at 11, and is pivoted on a pin 12 carried on the walkingbeam. This pin is surrounded by a compression spring 13 which iscompressed between the lug 9 and the shoulder 14 on the enlarged end 11ofthe pin 10. This spring 13 holds the walking beam in the positionshown in Figure 1 so that the target 8 is held in displayed positionagainst'any accidental displacement thereof. When a bullet strikes thetarget 8 the walking beam 6 swings and this carries'the pin back andcompresses the spring 13 until the walking beam has carried the pin 10over the center line of the target,

that is, a line drawn between the pin 5 and the center of the slot inthe lug 9 through which the pin 10 passes. After the walking beam haspassed this point, the spring 13 expands and continues the movement ofthe walking beam until the radial arm of the walking beam strikesagainst the back of the plate 1 as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1.Thereafter the walking beam will remain in this dotted line positionbeing held therein by the pressure of the spring .13on the pin 10.untilthe target disc 7 is struck by a bullet after which the walking beammust swing in the other direction until the radial arm of the walkingbeam on the left will strike against the back of the plate 1. Thewalking beam thus swings alternately to the right and left displayingeach target disc in turn and is held at the limit of its movement ineither direction by the spring13. v

0n the under side of the web 2 a lug 16 is This screw can be turned bythe handle 18. The front plate 1 is put over the top of the fence 20 andthe screw 17 is turned until the top ofthe fence is clamped betweentheend provided in which is threaded a screw'17.

of the screw 17 and the back of the plate 1. This serves to hold thetarget firmly in an upright position. Instead of clamping the target ontop of the fence, it may be clamped on the upright edge of a box or onthe edge of a board set up in the ground. I

As shown in Figure 2, the web 2 is extended back of the lug 9 andsupports the lug 25. This lug is threaded to receive a bolt 26 on oneside and to receive a wing nut 27 and washer 28 thereon. Between thewasher 28 and the lug 25 a cardboard disc 29 can be clamped which willgive a suitable background to the discs 7 and 8. From time to time asthis cardboard disc is perforated with shots, the cardboard dis-c can bereleased and turned on the bolt 26 and then clamped in place again toexpose a fresh surface back of the targets. The cardboard disc 29 willof course be larger in diameter than the longest horizontal dimension ofthe target as shown in Figures 1 and 3.

I claim:

1. In a target, the combination of a walking beam and integraltherewith, a pivot on which it is supported, and 011 which it is adaptedto oscillate through a smallangle to advance either end of the beam andwithdraw the other end of the beam, a target disc on each end-of thebeam.

2. In a target, the combination of a walking beam and integraltherewith, a pivot on which it is supported, and on which it is adaptedto oscillate through a small angle to advance either end of the beam andwithdraw the other end of the beam, atarget disc on each end of thebeam, means for holding the beam yieldingly at either end of itsmovement with one of the other of said discs advanced and displayed as atarget.

3. In a target, the combination of a walking beam and integraltherewith, a pivot on which it is supported, and on which it is adaptedto oscillate through a small angle to advance either end of the beam andwithdraw the other end of the beam, a target disc on each end of thebeam, an upright plate on either side of which said target discs aredisplayed and behind which said walking beam is mounted to swing.

4. In a target, the combination of a walking beam and integraltherewith, a pivot on which i it is supported, and on which it isadapted to oscillate through a small angle to advance either end of thebeam and withdraw the other end of the beam, a target disc on each endof the beam, means for holding the beam yieldingly at either end of itsmovement with one or the other of said discs advanced and displayed as atarget, an upright plate on either side of which said target discs aredisplayed and behind which said walking beam is mounted to swing.

5. In a target, the combination of a walking beam, a pivot on which itis supported,

and on which it is adapted to oscillate through a small angle to advanceeither end of the beam and withdraw the other end of the'beam, a targetdisc on each end of the beam, a pin pivoted on said beam and movedforward and back on the oscillation of said beam, a spring on said pin,said spring being compressed by the rearward movement of the pin.

6. In a target, the combination of an upright plate, a web extendingperpendicularly back therefrom, a walking beam pivoted on said web, saidbeam being adapted to oscillate through a small angle to advance eitherend of the beam to position in line with the plate and to withdraw theother end of the beam, a target disc on each end of the beam andintegral therewith.

7. In a target, the combination of an upright plate, a web extendingperpendicularly back therefrom, a walking beam pivoted on said web, saidbeam being adapted to oscillate through a small angle to advance eitherend of the beam to position in line with the plate and to withdraw theother end of the beam, a target disc on each end of the beam andintegral therewith, means for holding the beam yieldingly at either endof its movement with one or the other of said discs advanced anddisplayed as a target at the side of said plate.

8. In a target, the combination of an up right plate, a web extendingperpendicularly back therefrom, a walking beam pivoted on said web, saidbeam being adapted to oscillate through a small angle to advance eitherend of the beamto position in line with the plate and to withdraw theother end of the beam, a target disc on each end of the beam, a lugextending downwardly from said web, a screw threaded in said lug andbeing adapted to move toward and away from the back of said uprightplate and being adapted to clamp a support between it and the plate.

9. In a target, the combination of a walking beam, a pivot on which itis supported, and on which it is adapted to oscillate through a smallangle to advance either end of the beam and withdraw the other end ofthe beam, a target disc on each end of the beam and integral therewith,means for supporting a disc of cardboard back of the target discs oneach end of the walking beam.

10. In a target, the combination of a walk- .ing beam, a pivot on whichit is supported,

and on which it is adapted to oscillate through a small angle to advanceeither end of the beam and withdraw the other end of the beam, a targetdisc on each end of the beam and integral therewith, an upright plate oneither side of which said target discs are displayed and behind whichsaid walking beam is mounted to swing, one of said discs being displayedat one side of said plate and the other disc being displayed at theother side of said plate, the display of either disc causing thewithdrawal of the other disc behind the plate.

11. In a target, the combination of a walking beam, a pivot on which itis supported, and on which it is adapted to oscillate through a smallangle to advance either end of the beam and withdraw the other end ofthe beam, a target disc on each end of the beam and integral therewith,an upright plate on either side of which said target discs are displayedand behind which said walking beam is mounted to swing, said discs beingdisplayed one at a time, one of said discs being displayed at one sideof the plate in a position parallel to the plate and the other discbeing concealed behind the plate in a position at an angle to the plate.

12. In a target the combination of a walking beam having a target discon each end thereof, said discs being integral therewith and standing atan angle to each other, a pivot on which said walking beam is supportedand on which it is adapted to oscillate through a small angle to advanceeither end of the beam and withdraw the other end of the beam.

13. In a target the combination of a walk ing beam having a target discon each end thereof, said discs being integral therewith and standing atan angle to each other, a pivot on which said walking beam is supportedand on which it is adapted to oscillate through a small angle to advanceeither end of the beam and withdraw the other end of the beam, anupright plate in front of said pivot and placed parallel to the axis ofsaid pivot, one side ofsaid walking beam being adapted to make contactwith the back of said plate on one side of said pivot and the other sideof said walking beam being adapted to make contact with the back of saidplate on the other side of said pivot, said contacts being madeintermittently on the swinging of the beam and limiting the movementthereof.

In witness whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE M. KNIPPER.

